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    The smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress call.
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    Scientists are attempting to create a synthetic brain by reverse-engineering the mammalian brain down to the molecular level. A cellular human brain is predicted possible by 2023. It hopes to shed light on consciousness.
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    Why Do Old Books Have a Distinct Smell?
    The reason why old books have such a distinct smell is because hundreds of organic compounds in the pages break down over time and release chemicals that smell like almond, vanilla, and grass.
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    One cubic foot of gold weighs more than 1,200 pounds!
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    Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
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    If you blowtorch Pepto-Bismol, you would get a hunk of metal.
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    The average temperature at 40,000 feet above sea level is -60 F.
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    Kissing actually has the biological purpose of passing on biological information and chemical signals to assess mating possibilities and status.
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